Middle East conflict will damage UK’s economy ‘more than any other’

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says UK economy will grow by just 0.7% this year

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Starmer tells Travelodge boss to engage with MPs over sexual assault case

PM tells Jo Boydell of concerns about her lack of availability to discuss how staff gave man access to victim’s room

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UK CO2 plant to reopen amid fears Iran war could lead to shortage

Teesside site mothballed in September given £100m by government to restart production for at least three months

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Doctors waiting on asylum decisions can work in NHS as Home Office lifts ban

Rule change follows high court challenge brought by two doctors prevented from working in specialist fields

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🏛️ Arrests of Palestine Action protesters to resume, Met says

The Met says it remains a criminal offence to support the banned group and it "must enforce the law".

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📰 NS&I faces £400million compensation payout over savings scandal as 'prizes withheld from bereaved families'

The bank is accused of losing track of investments and delaying payments - and taxpayers could end up footing the compensation bill

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Starmer promises to tackle ‘addictive’ social media platforms after peers inflict fresh defeat on government – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/26/keir-starmer-ukraine-iran-social-media-ban-councils-pensions-latest-news-updates #Politics #UkNews #Labour #Conservatives #ReformUk
Starmer promises to tackle ‘addictive’ social media platforms after peers inflict fresh defeat on government – UK politics live

The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s but peers voted to move faster

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PM rejects ‘far-fetched’ claims casting doubt on McSweeney’s account of phone theft

Keir Starmer responds after Kemi Badenoch spokesperson says she ‘raised eyebrow’ in relation to theft of aide’s phone

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House of Lords back UK social media ban for under-16s again after Meta and YouTube verdict

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